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No festival celebrations this year, TVK tells cadre
The New Indian Express Vellore
|October 20, 2025
TAMILAGA Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and actor Vijay has urged party members to refrain from celebrating Deepavali this year as a mark of respect for the 41 people who lost their lives in the stampede during the recent political rally in Karur.
According to party sources, TVK general secretary N Anand conveyed Vijay’s instructions orally to district-level functionaries, urging them to refrain from holding any celebration on behalf of the party. “As a tribute to those who lost their lives in the tragedy, the TVK president has advised all party functionaries not to celebrate Deepavali this year,” the sources said.
This story is from the October 20, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Vellore.
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